Klopp has spoken fondly of Gross before. That’s probably part of it.
There’s also been some quotes from Lallana saying Gross often speaks to him about Liverpool and some of the big games they’ve played in recent seasons.
I’d actually be more comfortable selling Biss or Ben White in some ways as we are going to get top top dollar for those guys. For Gross, as we all agree.. A figure like £30m is just not realistic. So Liverpool would be looking for a cheap fee but probably double his wages.
At the end of last...
More smoke.
https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/tmw-numeri-da-top-player-e-interesse-delle-big-gross-pronto-per-una-grande-non-esclude-l-italia-1547081
(Haven’t translated the article myself but assume it’s the same story).